Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-29
WASHINGTON.
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL

A bill introducsd by Ssn4tor Stewart pro-
vides for the appointment OF chief justice
and two associate justices, TO sit at Washing
ton and have Jurisdiction to hear and decide
contested land cAseA T he justices are to heai
cases separately and also 10 constitute court
inbanc. Alapplicants for publiclAnds whose
claims are rejected BY the commissioner OF
the land Office ere given the right, within @
days, to appeal to one OF the justices Tie
decision Of the justice sh IL be final In cises
involving less than 1000. Claims exceeding
th 1t amount may be srriei to the court in
binc and cl inns involving 5000 may besp-
peeled FROM this court to the Supreme court
Jurisdiction is also conferred on the justices
to herr all c .ses arising out o; priv Ito land
claims in Arizon,, New Mexico and Colora-
do :s>;t --:s>;t-ss;, ~
The Secretary of War seut to the Seaats a
report Of the claim OF John R Reynolds, OF
Dayton, o., but formerly OF Mississippi fo-
property taken by the United Sta.es army
during the war. The comm rnication says
that the claim was investigated by an agent
Of the department and that, as the result Of
his findings. the quartermaster general rec
ommends that s7l ,99a be paid Reynolds for
the property taken during the war from his
plantation near Matches, Miss.
The joint resolution introduced By Senator
Hoar, for the celebration Of the centennial Of
the constitution, provides that, in addition to
ouch other celebration as may be provided
for, the centennial anniversary shall be OBJ
served by the two houses of congress, which
shall meot in the houss Of representatives;
that the chief justice OF the United States
shall be requested to deliver an oratlon, and
that the president and the governors of the
States sh al be invitel to be present.
Another aspirant for an official position
has been foored by having too much record"
Dick Parsons, of Ohio, was to recaive the
appointment, on December 81, Of y;arshal Of
the Supreme Court of the United States
to succeed John Nicolay, who was to retire
on that date. He had previously held the
position for six years, retiring in 1872, AMI
was succeeded by Nlcolay. One Of the
Justices, who was not favorable to Parsons
appointment ralei up the old
records and found in the minutes of
the court covering the date of Parsons re-
tirement the signific INT or Ter that thereafter
no marshal of the court should engage in out
side business II appears that Parsons used the
marshals-ofice as brokerage Office and did
3 land Office business among the statesmen
who thronged the capital The open manner
in which he used the apartments for note
shaving, etc., became scandalous, and was
the cause Of his retirement. Allthis occurred
Is years ago, butaa record never dies, and Par
sons has been knocked out by it. .-xes.--..
A seedy- looking man drifted into Washing
ton recently. He had nothing in the wide
world but an idea He borrowed q decent
coat, and then induced one or two senator's
to believe that they ought to have their heads
phrenologically examined. They were new
senators and thought it was the correct thing,
and when the clever phrenoiogist fiattered
them for possessing so many good qualities,
they readily paid him the fee which he asked.
Since then it has become quite the correct
thing to have ones head examined, and the
phrenologist has his hai,ds full. he is max
ing quite neat thing Of it fnanc ally, and
does not have to borrow another mans coat.